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Small Gnat-like Insect - Ripiphorus - male

Small Gnat-like Insect - Ripiphorus - Male
Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA
August 11, 2013
Size: very small
small gnat-looking insect on Queen Anne's Lace in a meadow. I thought it was a beetle at first until I saw the clear wings folded on the back.

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Moved from Ripiphorus.

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Moved from Beetles.

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Beetle seems correct
Would guess it is related to these guys

 
yes, male Ripiphorus

 
appreciate it
Thanks so much for the identification. I thought it was a fly of some sort.

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